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Nevada State Board of Education

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Nevada State Board of Education
Agency Profile
Superintendent:Steve Canavero
Year founded:1979
Website:Department Home Page

The Nevada State Board of Education is an elected executive agency of the Nevada state government, responsible for managing the state's public K-12 education. Click here for more information about the Nevada Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Current officeholders

The following list of officeholders includes the seven voting members of the state board of education. The four nonvoting members are not listed.

Superintendent

The acting Nevada Superintendent of Public Instruction is Steve Canavero (nonpartisan). Canavero assumed office in 2025.

Structure

Mission

The mission statement of the Nevada Department of Education reads:[1]

“ To improve student achievement and educator effectiveness by ensuring opportunities, facilitating learning, and promoting excellence.[2] ”

State Board of Education

The State Board of Education is composed of seven voting members. Four are elected to four year terms in presidential election years by voters in each of the state's four congressional districts. The other three are appointed by the governor to two year terms - one is selected by the governor, one by the state Senate majority leader, and one by the speaker of the state assembly. These members are required to be from different areas of the state, and must consist of a teacher from a public school nominated from a list of three candidates provided by the Nevada State Education Association, one parent of a Nevada public school student, and one member affiliated with a state business.[3]

There are also four nonvoting members who are appointed by the governor to one-year terms - one nominated by the Nevada Association of School Boards, one nominated by the Nevada Association of School Superintendents, one nominated by the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada, and one student enrolled in a Nevada public school. Every four years, the board selects a president and vice president from among its members.[3]

The board's duties include the development of goals and benchmarks for the state's education system and annual reviews of the state's progress in meeting those goals. The board is also responsible for making recommendations to the Nevada Department of Education that help it better support teachers.[4]

Elections

2024

See also: Nevada State Board of Education election, 2024

District 1

General election candidates

Primary candidates

This primary was canceled and these candidates advanced:

District 2

General election candidates

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District 3

General election candidates

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District 4

General election candidates

The general election was canceled.

    Primary candidates


    2020

    See also: Nevada State Board of Education election, 2020

    District 1

    General election candidates

    Primary candidates


    Did not make the ballot:

    District 2

    General election candidates

    The general election was canceled.

      Primary candidates

      District 3

      General election candidates

      The general election was canceled.

        Primary candidates

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        District 4

        General election candidates

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        See also

        External links

        Footnotes

        1. ↑ State of Nevada Department of Education, "About Our Strategic Improvement Plan," accessed July 30, 2021
        2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
        3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nevada Legislature, "Nevada Revised Statute 385.021," accessed July 30, 2021
        4. ↑ Nevada Legislature, "Section 385.113," accessed July 30, 2021
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